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跳出火坑

Mandarin · pinyin tiào chū huǒ kēng

lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
to free oneself from a life of torture

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跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
坑: kēng · pit, hole; bury, trap; harry

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4–1–3–1 · tiao4 chu1 huo3 keng1

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tiu3 ceot1 fo2 haang1

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